auscultation
(os″kŭl-tā′shŏn)
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[auscultate]
Listening for sounds within the body, esp. from the chest, neck, or abdomen.
PATIENT CARE
A stethoscope is typically used. It is applied to the patient's skin surface gently but firmly to eliminate any environmental noises that may be present. Auscultation is used to detect heart rate and rhythm and any cardiac murmurs, rubs, or gallops; crackles or wheezes in the lungs; pleural rubs; movement of gas or food through the intestines; vascular or thyroid bruits; fetal heart tones; and other physiological phenomena.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Auscultation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753975/all/auscultation.
Auscultation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753975/all/auscultation. Accessed January 20, 2025.
Auscultation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753975/all/auscultation
Auscultation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 20]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753975/all/auscultation.
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